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working in partnership

Award-winning collaboration: embedding therapeutic practice in special education

We’re proud to celebrate the success of the “Beyond the Session – embedding therapeutic practice in school culture” project, winner of the PHA-sponsored Partnership in Public Health category at the Advancing Healthcare Awards Northern Ireland 2025, held in Belfast on Thursday 23rd October 2025. This innovative project which was led by Music Therapist Stuart Watson of Make a Melody Ltd, was part of the wider Special Schools Partnership Programme developed by the PHA. This model demonstrates excellent cross-sectoral, multi-agency partnership, working together that has improved outcomes for

The tenth Director of Public Health (DPH) Annual Report focuses on “Public health in partnership”.

The Community Development Strategy for Health and Wellbeing has been developed jointly by the Health and Social Care Board and the Public Health Agency. The main purpose of the strategy is to recognise and support the important and pivotal role that community development plays in improving health and wellbeing. The HSCB and PHA want to see strong, resilient communities where everyone has good health and wellbeing – places where people look out for each other and have community pride in where they live. We seek to narrow the gap in health inequalities and improve the health an